Contamination

A nationwide recall has been issued for chicken fettuccine alfredo products that may be adulterated with an outbreak strain of Listeria monocytogenes (Lm). The products were shipped to Kroger and Walmart retail locations nationwide and have been connected to multiple deaths.The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced the recall Wednesday and public health partners are investigating the outbreak of Lm that currently includes 17 ill people in 13 states. As of June 17, there have been three reported deaths and one fetal loss associated with this outbreak.

Perdue Foods of Perry, Ga., is recalling approximately 167,171 pounds of frozen, ready-to-eat chicken breast nugget and tender products that may be contaminated with foreign material, specifically metal, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced Friday.The frozen, ready-to-eat chicken breast nugget and tender items were produced on March 23, 2024.

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Over the past year three different local reporters have investigated three different complaints of water contamination in Lee County. WGCU's Jessica…

Every county in Southwest Florida has logged at least one violation according to a new report on the nation’s tap water. Some had as many as six.Those…

A consortium of environmental advocacy groups is holding a Florida Fracking Summit Nov. 2 at Florida Gulf Coast University. The free day-long event is…